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  • Underquoting Problem? NO! It's A Stupidity Problem!

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   When stupidity reaches the front page of The Age newspaper, something has to be said.  Today’s Age screams, “Push to end underquoting” (The Age, Monday 29 March, 2010 p.1).  Unfortunately, the ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on March 29, 2010
  • REIV Ethics Disgrace

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   There is little doubt that the real estate industry in Victoria is the most corrupt in Australia. This is largely due to the power and arrogance of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV). The recent ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on March 14, 2010
  • The Pricing Dilemma - An Agent's View

    OPINIONby Chris WarrenLicenced Real Estate Agent Chris@RemaxColonial.com.au   Chris Warren is a Licensed Real Estate agent with over 20 years' experience, providing real estate services to consumers on Brisbane's inner southside. He was recently quoted in a submission to the Estate Agents Council of Victoria concerning real estate agent ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on December 8, 2009
  • REIV Pricing Ploy Relies On Lies

    by Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   We now have the REIV inventing, and forcing its own legislation on real estate consumers. When will journalists, regulators, lawyers and consumers start thinking for themselves instead of simply watching Enzo ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on October 25, 2009
  • Call For Urgent Change

    OPINIONby George RousosDirectorIndustry Training Consultantsgeorge@itc.nsw.edu.au   After receiving glowing support from my clients and colleagues, it was now time to take decisive action by requesting to the NSW Minister- The Hon. Virginia JUDGE, BEd MP that urgent amendments to real estate laws in NSW be introduced in parliament. What ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on August 21, 2009
  • Mandatory Property Inspections

    Mandatory Property Inspections? Today, a number of factors are forcing banks and financial services firms to take a closer look at the property appraisal process before approving a mortgage. These factors include a rising number of foreclosures, many applicants applying to extend mortgages to include unforeseen repairs, and a rise in ...
  • Enzo Raimondo - Auction System's Fair, You Can Quote Me

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   Following on from my previous posting in which I acknowledged Enzo Raimondo, CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) as a master of the partial-truth, comes a newspaper article in which Raimondo ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on July 31, 2009
  • Enzo Raimondo - Valuation Misinformation From REIV

    OPINIONby Peter Mericka B.A., LL.BReal Estate LawyerQualified Practising Conveyancer VictoriaDirector Lawyers Real Estate Pty Ltd   Enzo Raimondo, CEO of the Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) is a master of the partial-truth. In a recent article in the Herald Sun newspaper Raimondo purports to advise consumers on ''forming an ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on July 29, 2009
  • The Value of a Valuation

    OPINIONby Patrick Brady AAPI, MRICS, Dip. EdCertified Practising Valuer No. 1277Director WBP Property Group     Many people know the basics of what can impact the value of their property - overhead power lines and busy roads versus sea/tree views and a short stroll to the local coffee shop. To gain a better idea of how to improve the ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on December 3, 2008
  • Estate Agents Are NOT Valuers! Part 2

    by Tim O’Dwyer M.A., LL.B Queensland Solicitor & Consumer Advocate watchdog@argonautlegal.com.au The following is an email from estate agent Chris Warren to Tim O'Dwyer. At last there is an estate agent who is prepared to tell consumers that estate agents are NOT valuers. ''Hi Tim, Have recently read your article where you say owners should ...
    Posted to Australian Real Estate Blog (Weblog) by Peter Mericka on May 1, 2007
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